44th Annual Saturn Awards Nominations Announced

Marvel’s “Black Panther” not only took the world by storm, but earned an impressive 14 nominations, including Best Comic-to-Film, Best Actor (Chadwick Boseman), Best Actress (Lupita Nyong’o), Best Supporting Actor (Michael B. Jordan), Best Younger Actor (Letitia Wright), plus Best Director (Ryan Coogler), Best Screenplay (Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole), Best Music, Best Costumes, Best Makeup and Best Supporting Actress (Danai Gurira, who’s also nominated for Best Supporting TV Actress for “The Walking Dead”), while “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” made a Force-ful presence with nominations for Best Science Fiction Film, Best Actor (Mark Hamill), Best Actress (Daisy Ridley), Best Supporting Actress(es) (Kelly Marie Tran and Carrie Fisher, in her final role) as the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films today announced nominations for the 44th Annual Saturn Awards, which will be presented in June.

Other major contenders with 9 nominations each, were Guillermo Del Toro’s “Shape of Water,” nominated for Best Fantasy Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress (Sally Hawkins), alongside Denis Villeneuve’s “Blade Runner 2049,” being recognized with Best Science Fiction Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay (Hampton Fancher, Michael Green) and Best Actor (Ryan Gosling), Best Supporting Actress (Ana De Armas) and Best Supporting Actor for original Blade Runner, Harrison Ford.

DC Films and Patty Jenkins’ “Wonder Woman” and Fox’s “Logan” will battle it out with 6 nominations apiece. “Wonder Woman” lassoed Best Comic-to-Film, Director (Patty Jenkins), Screenplay, Supporting Actor (Chris Pine) and Actress (Gal Godot), while “Logan” clawed noms for Comic-to-Film, Screenplay, Younger Actor (Dafne Keen), Supporting Actor (Patrick Stewart) and Actor (Hugh Jackman). Jordan Peele’s “Get Out” scared up 5 top noms, including Best Horror Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor (Daniel Kaluuya), and Sony’s “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” was nominated for Best Comic-to-Film, Best Supporting Actor(Michael Keaton), Best Younger Actor(s) (Tom Holland and Zendaya), and genre favorites Andy Serkis and Michael Rooker were nominated for Best Actor for “War for the Planet of the Apes” (4 noms) and Best Supporting Actor for “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” respectively.

Not to be outdone, “Outlander,” “The Orville,” “Better Call Saul,” “Supergirl,” “The Flash,” “Fear the Walking Dead” and Dean Devlin’s “The Librarians” scored 3 major noms each, while Marvel TV was nominated for no less than 6 different shows across various networks and new media (in addition to Marvel Films’s 20 nominations for “Black Panther,” “Thor: Ragnorak” & “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”)!

The Academy was founded in 1972 by noted film historian Dr. Donald A. Reed to honor and recognize films often overlooked by mainstream awards. Over the years, the Academy has expanded its reach to include recognizing excellence in television, home entertainment and now new media/streaming shows, as well as other genres, including adventure, thriller and action. The eligibility period is from February 2017 to February 2018.

The 44th Annual Saturn Awards will be presented in June in
Burbank, California. For more information on the Academy
and becoming a voting member for the 44th Annual Saturn Awards,
please visit www.SaturnAwards.org.

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